Paul Demny and Ian Krol combined to throw a no-hitter tonight as the Harrisburg Senators beat the Binghamton Mets 6-1. Demny (2-4) threw eight innings and struck out five with three walks. He allowed one unearned run before Krol struck out two in a perfect ninth inning in relief.
–Tom Reisenweber
The Erie SeaWolves will host the Binghamton Mets Monday-Wednesday. Here is a look at the probable starters for the three games.
Monday – Binghamton RH Erik Goeddel (5-6, 3.41 ERA in 2012) vs. Erie RH Victor Larez (4-1, 1.72 ERA in 2012)
Tuesday – Binghamton RH Rafael Montero (1-0, 1.59 in 2013) vs. Erie LH Kyle Lobstein (1-0, 5.40 ERA in 2013)
Wednesday – Binghamton RH Cory Mazzoni (0-0, 0.00 in 2013) vs. Erie RH Patrick Cooper (0-1, 13.50 in 2013)
Breakdown: Erik Goeddel (Binghamton) and Victor Larez (Erie) will make their 2013 debuts on Monday at 6:35 p.m. Both pitchers round out their respective team’s rotations. On Tuesday, Binghamton righty Rafael Montero will take on lefty Kyle Lobstein from Erie. Both staff aces were winners on Opening Day for their respective teams. Montero went 5 2/3 innings and allowed one run on two hits and struck out eight. Montero left with a 2-1 lead and the Mets’ bullpen hung on for the win. Lobstein allowed three runs in five innings and left with a 4-3 lead. Erie’s offense erupted for 10 runs to give Lobstein a 10-6 win. Cory Mazzoni followed Montero’s solid start with an impressive one of his own. Mazzoni went five innings on Friday with seven strikeouts and four hits allowed. He left the game down 1-0 after allowing an unearned run but the Mets rallied to bail him out and win 2-1. Patrick Cooper didn’t get bailed out by his offense in Erie’s 4-1 loss on Friday. Cooper allowed three runs in the first inning and only lasted two plus innings in the loss. He allowed eight hits and struck out the side in the first inning.
–Tom Reisenweber
MLB.com writer Jonathan Mayo is releasing the Top 10 prospects by position every day over the next week. The right-handed pitching prospects were released recently with four of the top 10 pitching in the Eastern League last year. Dylan Bundy in the Baltimore Orioles organization is the No. 1 prospect among right-handed pitchers. He was 2-0 with a 3.24 ERA in three starts with the Bowie Baysox in 2012.
Zack Wheeler (New York Mets) is No. 4 along with No. 5 Gerrit Cole (Pittsburgh Pirates) and No. 6 Jameson Taillon (Pittsburgh Pirates). Wheeler went 10-6 with a 3.26 ERA for the Binghamton Mets, while Cole and Taillon were teammates for the Altoona Curve. Cole was 3-6 with a 2.90 ERA for the Curve and Taillon made only three starts for Altoona but went 3-0 with a 1.59 ERA.
Click here for the list of right-handed pitching prospects. None of the Top 10 left-handed pitching prospects competed in the Eastern League in 2012.
–Tom Reisenweber
An earlier report about the Binghamton Mets’ move to Ottawa might not happen after all.
On Nov. 21, Baseball America reported that the Mets were moving north of the border as soon as 2014.
Today, espn.com says the sale appears to have fallen through.
If the B-Mets’ move does take place, Binghamton hopes to land a New York-Penn franchise. Baseball America said in its report Binghamton officials have inquired about the Batavia franchise.
We’ll see how it all plays out.
– Rick Green (follow me on Twitter at ETNrgreen)
The players and coaches who comprise Eastern League rosters in 2014 should consider getting passports.
The Ottawa Citizen has reported that an Eastern League franchise will begin play that year in Canada’s capital. The article prominantly mentioned the Erie SeaWolves, based on their traditionally low attendance figures, as a prime candidate for such a switch.
Others cited were the Binghamton Mets, who were 12th in attendance for 2012, and the New Hampshire Fisher Cats, whose parent club is the Toronto Blue Jays.
Earlier this year, the SeaWolves extended contracts with the Erie County Convention Center Authority and the Detroit Tigers through 2014.
– Mike Copper
The Erie SeaWolves’ 57-84 record for 2012 was reflective in their overall attendance at Jerry Uht Park.
Total of 208,725 fans turned out for Erie’s 69 home games. Their average of 3,025, 11th in the 12-team Eastern League, was their worst going back to 2004.
The Binghamton Mets were last in average (2,984).
Richmond drew the most fans during the regular season (438,002). However, the Flying Squirrels had 70 home games to Reading’s 67.
The Phillies still led the league in average (6,368).
– Mike Copper
The Erie SeaWolves released their official 2013 Eastern League schedule before Saturday night’s game against the Altoona Curve at Jerry Uht Park.
Coincidence or not, those teams also will open next season on the same diamond. Erie welcomes the Curve for the first four games of a seven-game homestand, with the opener set for April 4 at 6:35 p.m.
Erie’s full 2013 schedule, with starting times for all games at Uht Park, is listed below.
– Mike Copper
Starting lineups for Wednesday’s Eastern League game between the Akron Aeros and the Erie SeaWolves at Jerry Uht Park:
Akron Aeros (75-53): 1. Tyler Holt CF, 2. Jordan Henry RF, 3. Thomas Neal LF, 4. Chun Chen 1B, 5. Jesus Aguilar DH, 6. Ryan Rohlinger 3B, 7. Davis Stoneburner 2B, 8. Michel Hernandez C, 9. Carlos Rojas SS.
Starting pitcher: RH Danny Salazar (2-0, 2.70 ERA).
Erie SeaWolves (55-73): 1. Niuman Romero SS, 2. Tony Plagman DH, 3. Nick Castellanos RF, 4. Jordan Lennerton 1B, 5. Avisail Garcia CF, 6. Daniel Fields LF, 7. Rawley Bishop 3B, 8. Brandon Douglas 2B, 9. James McCann C.
Starting pitcher: RH Jared Gayhart (1-3, 4.50 ERA).
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Eastern League officials announced Wednesday that the New Britain Rock Cats will host next year’s All-Star Game. New Britain Stadium will welcome some of its best players July 10, 2013.
New Britain last hosted that game in 2003. Outfielder Grady Sizemore of the Cleveland Indians was among the current Major League Baseball players who competed in Connecticut that season.
The Erie SeaWolves have never hosted an All-Star Game since joining the league in 1999.
– Mike Copper
Starting lineups for Tuesday’s Eastern League game between the Akron Aeros and the Erie SeaWolves at Jerry Uht Park:
Akron Aeros (75-52): 1. Tyler Holt CF, 2. Jordan Henry RF, 3. Thomas Neal LF, 4. Nick Weglarz DH, 5. Jesus Aguilar 1B, 6. Matt Lawson 2B, 7. Ryan Rohlinger SS, 8. Michel Hernandez C, 9. Carlos Rojas 3B.
Starting pitcher: RH Toru Murata (2-1, 3.14 ERA).
Erie SeaWolves (54-73): 1. Jamie Johnson CF, 2. Niuman Romero SS, 3. Nick Castellanos RF, 4. Jordan Lennerton DH, 5. Tony Plagman LF, 6. Rawley Bishop 1B, 7. Brandon Douglas 2B, 8. Corey Jones 3B, 9. James McCann C.
Starting pitcher: LH Ramon Garcia (8-9, 4.12 ERA).
– Mike Copper
Starting lineups for Monday’s Eastern League game between the Akron Aeros and the Erie SeaWolves at Jerry Uht Park:
Akron Aeros (75-51): 1. Tyler Holt CF, 2. Jordan Henry RF, 3. Chun Chen 1B, 4. Nick Weglarz LF, 5. Jesus Aguilar DH, 6. Matt Lawson 2B, 7. Ryan Rohlinger SS, 8. Roberto Perez C, 9. Carlos Rojas 3B.
Starting pitcher: LH T.J. House (7-3, 3.43 ERA).
Erie SeaWolves (53-73): 1. Jamie Johnson LF, 2. Niuman Romero SS, 3. Nick Castellanos RF, 4. Jordan Lennerton 1B, 5. Avisail Garcia CF, 6. Rawley Bishop 3B, 7. Tony Plagman DH, 8. Brandon Douglas 2B, 9. James McCann C.
Starting pitcher: RH Patrick Cooper (2-8, 5.26 ERA).
– Mike Copper
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